11th March 2025 |
Reports
List of the members in the Retail Forum.
Retailers and Representative Bodies
Arnold Dillon, Director, Retail Ireland
Dr Oran Doherty, Operations Manager, Retail Ireland Skillnet
Jean McCabe, Chief Executive Officer, Retail Excellence Ireland
Tara Buckley, Director General, RGDATA
Ian Talbot, Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland
Jonathan McDade, Public Affairs Lead, Small Firms Association (SFA)
Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive, Irish Small and Medium Enterprises
Vincent Jennings, Chief Executive, CSNA
Jim Curran, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Irish Pharmacy Union
Martin Markey, CEO, Hardware Association Ireland
Paul Lyons, ECCO Distributors DAC
Edel Clancy, Group Director of Corporate Affairs, Musgrave Group
Aidan O'Connor, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Primark
Rosemary Garth, Corporate Affairs Director, Tesco Ireland
Emer McCarthy, Strategy and Ecommerce Director, Clydaville Investments Ltd
Liam Hanly, Managing Director, Easons
Mark Limby, Stores Director, Brown Thomas Arnotts
Padraig Barry, Communications Director, ALDI Ireland
Jack Layden, Basecamp Outdoor Store
Richard Guiney, CEO, Dublin Town (BID)
Gerry Light, ICTU Representative, ICTU
Kieran O’Brien, Digital Business Ireland rep (Core Optimisation)
David Curtin, CEO, .IE
Cian Byrne, Bookselling Ireland Representative, Bookselling Ireland
Finbarr Filan, Sligo BID
Orla Allen, Director of Communications, Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA)
Public Sector and Academic Bodies
Brian Walsh, Retail and Locally Traded Enterprise Unit, D/Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Fiona Curran, Economic Policy Unit, Economic Division, D/Taoiseach
Ian Power, Principal Officer, Economic Division, D/Finance
Damian O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer, Retail Management, TU Dublin
Maria O’Brien, Acting Principal Officer, Further Education and Training Unit, D/Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Eimear Hayes, Employer Support Services, D/Social Protection
Noel Sheahan, Principal Officer, Tourism Policy Unit, D/Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Les Carberry, Principal Officer, Circular Economy – Strategic Policy, D/Environment, Climate and Communications
Claire Gordon, Principal Officer, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Unit, D/Health
Gerry O’Brien, Principal Officer, Strategic Policy and Planning, Criminal Justice, D/Justice
Michael Quinn, Director of Service, Waterford City and Co. Council (Local Government Management Agency Rep)
Louise Purcell, Planning Policy and Legislation, D/Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Anne Lanigan, Technology and Services Divisional Manager, Enterprise Ireland
Padraic McElwee, Head of Enterprise, LEO Clare, Network of Local Enterprise Offices
Padraic Jones, Chief Superintendent, Garda National Community Engagement Bureau
DETE Secretariat
Marian Cassidy, Secretary to Forum, D/Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Topics:
Retail and Locally Traded Enterprise